Out of the boat...
Excerpt From The Art of Possibility by Ben Zander & Rosamund Stone Zander
“Out of the boat... It signifies more than being off track—it means you don’t know where the track is anymore. “Out of the boat” could refer to something as simple as losing all memory of ever having been on an exercise program, or it could refer to floundering in the wake of a management shake-up. When you are out of the boat, you cannot think your way back in; you have no point of reference. You must call on something that has been established in advance, a catch phrase..."
What's your catchphrase when you are caught out of the boat?
How can you get back on the boat?